UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 22, 2005
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-45241 22-3542636
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, New Jersey 07647
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(201) 750-2646
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On June 22, 2005, the Registrant entered into a Product Development and License
Agreement with Pliva, Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("Pliva"). The agreement
provides for the development and license of a controlled released generic drug
formulated by the Registrant. Under the agreement, Pliva will make upfront and
milestone payments to the Registrant. The Registrant will manufacture the
product and Pliva will market and sell the product. The development costs will
be paid by Pliva and the Registrant and the profits will be shared equally. The
initial term is the agreement is for a ten (10) year period from the date the
product is first commercially sold by Pliva unless terminated earlier upon the
occurrence of certain events.
On June 28, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that it had
entered into the agreement with Pliva.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
a) Not applicable.
b) Not applicable.
c) Exhibits
10.1 Product Development and License Agreement, dated as of June
22, 2005*
99.1. Copy of Press Release, dated June 28, 2005
* The Registrant has requested confidential treatment with respect to the
referenced exhibit. In the event that the Securities and Exchange Commission
should deny such request in whole or in part, such exhibit or the relevant
portions thereof shall be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 28, 2005
ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By: /s/ Bernard Berk
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Name: Bernard Berk
Title: Chief Executive Officer